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griu (1113-19)
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The form grew is a cross reference to the following entry:

griu (1113-19)

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greu,  grew,  grieu,  griw;  gru, 
f. griewe  (grui,  gruis ),
(pl. crius  Mir N-D 133.93,  griez)  
  FEW:  graecus 4,211b Gdf:  griu 4,361c GdfC: ∅ TL: grieu 4,654 DEAF:  grieu G1379 DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  Grew n.1 and adj.  MED:  Greu n. and adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

demonymGreek: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Kar ceo est abundement Sulunc la griu[e] gent  Comput ANTS 2416
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Roi greu ne deit unc sur li aver hontage  Rom Chev ANTS 952
( MS: s.xivm )  plus amendables sount les latins ensamples que grews, grews plus que ebreus  S Jer 5vb

s.

1demonymGreek: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li Griu e li divin E li clerc del latin  Comput ANTS 349
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Grius est, ço dit, de Grece nez  S Gile1 823
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Pur ceo vuil parler a vus Sulung le language as Grieus  S Clem ANTS 7322
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Desarmé furent li Grui E de l’assaut tut desguarni  Brut Royal 182
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  et portent toutes barbes si come les Griez font  Mandeville 249
2lang.Greek language: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Nen est griu ne latins, Ne nen est angevins  Comput ANTS 99
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ço k'en latin 'superbe' glos Est en grieu 'yperifanos'  Salemon 5838
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Cest nun almone est estrait de griu, e asqua[n]z dient de ebriu  Joshua Sermons i 20
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] non pas soulement en griu mes ensement en latin  vegetius2 148.16

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See also:

grec  greesche  grezeis  griesche  grive1 
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